tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29616976.post4367381584003350930..comments2024-02-20T07:06:56.933+00:00Comments on THE SKINNER: About those Turbines (and stuff)Neal Asherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13933911904170752700noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29616976.post-21313165589396531482014-05-05T17:09:49.895+01:002014-05-05T17:09:49.895+01:00I guess the ones here are the smaller version, Nei...I guess the ones here are the smaller version, Neil. Still, they are impressive.<br /><br />dlw, these are loud too, but you need to have a fair degree of fitness to get close enough to them to hear ... unless you take a 4x4 up the mountain.Neal Asherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13933911904170752700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29616976.post-57065120140782900722014-05-02T14:27:56.899+01:002014-05-02T14:27:56.899+01:00I'm not concerned about birds, but the only on...I'm not concerned about birds, but the only ones I've ever actually been near to were in New Mexico, and they were OBNOXIOUSLY LOUD. As in "near a hovering helicopter" loud. And they were probably a quarter of a mile away.dlwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06912456339359889684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29616976.post-79489295043364521172014-04-30T19:36:06.033+01:002014-04-30T19:36:06.033+01:00What surprises me, is how goddam big they are now ...What surprises me, is how goddam big they are now getting.<br /><br />Some of the models on trail now for sea deployment are huge.<br /><br />http://www.4coffshore.com/windfarms/turbines.aspxNeilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00817258352819620647noreply@blogger.com